re: Old cats
Edna, orange tabby, will be 18 next week. She's the oldest cat we've ever had and we got her at 5 weeks. Our last cat, a Siamese named Sam, made it past 16 when his liver went out. We never even kn...
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Code2High wrote:
... He did get senile and his kidneys were not great. He did not respond well to the ringers.....
Something I learned at almost the demise of my dog. He was on Ringers to save his life. Taking him back and forth to vet to get a slow drip of it. Then out of the blue he takes a dive. Then the next day rebounds, and then the following dives again.
Found out he 'could' handle the Ringers but they also have a generic bag also which was used on the second day and then again on the forth when he crashed.
Further investigation showed the ingredients are NOT the same between the two. Vet agreed he could react to the different ingredients in the generic bag. Same happened again when given Sub Q by another vet. Found out they used the off brand. Switched to Ringers and all was fine. Just something to be aware of if your pet does have a problem. I'd assume must don't though or it never is revealed as the source of the problem because the word Ringers is used like the word Kleenex when referred to an IV bag.
